MEDIA RELEASE
13 November 2008
On World Quality Day BSI British Standards announces the forthcoming publication of BS EN ISO 9001: 2008
ISO 9001, the world’s most established quality framework, has undergone a rigorous review by industry experts and the updated version will be available from BSI British Standards on 17 November 2008. Please visit www.bsigroup.com/bseniso9001 for more information.
ISO 9001 is currently used by over 950,000 organizations across 170 countries. It helps organizations of all sectors and sizes to succeed through improved customer satisfaction, staff motivation and continual improvement.
BS EN ISO 9001 specifies requirements for a Quality Management System for an organization which:
- Needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide a product that meets customer and applicable regulatory requirements
- Aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system
Mike Low, Director of BSI British Standards, said, “The newly revised BS EN ISO 9001 will continue to assist organizations to improve the way they operate. In these challenging economic times adoption of ISO 9001 could assist with increasing competitiveness, driving down costs, managing risk more effectively or improving customer satisfaction. This is the standard which firmly established quality management as a Boardroom issue.”
Users of ISO 9001:2000 will have up to two years to upgrade their systems to ISO 9001:2008. All accredited certifications issued will be to ISO 9001:2008 by the end of 2009. By the end of 2010, existing certification issued to ISO 9001:2000 will no longer be valid and customers will need the revised version of ISO 9001 in order to keep their certificates up to date.
Notes to Editors
For media information:
Lucy Fulton
Public Relations Officer
BSI British Standards
Tel: +44 (0)20 8996 7248
Mob: +44 (0)7717 451 990
Email: lucy.fulton@bsigroup.com
Website: www.bsigroup.com
About BSI British Standards
BSI British Standards is the UK’s National Standards Body, recognized globally for its independence, integrity and innovation in the production of standards and information products that promote and share best practice. BSI works with businesses, consumers and government to represent UK interests and to make sure that British, European and international standards are useful, relevant and authoritative. For further information please visit www.bsigroup.com/britishstandards
About BSI Group
BSI British Standards is part of BSI Group, a global independent business services organization that inspires confidence and delivers assurance to customers with standards-based solutions. Originating as the world’s first national standards body, the Group has over 3,000 staff operating in over 120 countries through more than 50 global offices. The Group’s key offerings are:
• The development and sale of private, national and international standards and supporting information
• Second and third-party management systems assessment and certification
• Product testing and certification of services and products
• Performance management software solutions
• Training services in support of standards implementation and business best practice.
For further information please visit www.bsigroup.com
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